"One can't believe impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age I always did it for one half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
-Lewis Carrol "Through the Looking Glass"

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

XI - Feminism

1) Which
Factors below might affect the pay that any person will receive and should be taken into account when determining the Gender
Wage Gap in an effort to determine the degree to which gender discrimination
has an effect on wages?

(Technically
answer (n) shouldn’t be counted, since it leaves out many women who are forced
to work part time or not at all, but the male patriarchical system includes
this factor to make the numbers look better in government calculations)

2) What factors
might affect the qualified pool of applicants and should be taken into account
when determining if there is a “glass ceiling” as determined by the percentage
representation of women in advanced positions ? Check
as many as apply:

a) The years of
experience needed for the job

b) The educational
level needed for the job

c) The career
experience need for the job

d) The historical
demographics of worker participation by gender in the required career

e) The
historical educational levels of men and women in the required career

f) The number
of men and women who have gaps in their work history

g) The number of men and women who are
determined to advance to a high level position

h)
None of the above, the expected percentage is always 50%

3) The
application of higher physical requirements to men and lower physical requirements
to women when each applies for the same position in the military, police and
firefighting forces results in:

a) Increased
performance of the entire force

b) Women
out-performing men

c) The same
performance as if both groups where held to the higher standard

d)
More equality

4)Which
of the following are proof that society is a male-dominated patriarchy run by
men for the benefit of men (Check all that apply):